Yahoo News Gwyneth Paltrow savaged over Stan Lee tribute on Instagram: ‘She owes her wealth to him’
Gwyneth Paltrow has been blasted by Marvel fans after she appeared to shoe-horn a tribute to legendary comic-book writer Stan Lee in an Instagram advert.
The American actress, who has starred in a number of Marvel firms including the Iron Man franchise and Avengers series, sparked outraged over what appeared to be a lacklustre tribute to the prolific writer.
In a post prior to the news of Lee’s death, Paltrow appeared to share an image of herself hugging Avenger’s co-star Chris Pratt, wearing a spangled midi-dress which was on sale on her Goop shop.
The 46-year-old captioned the snap: “‘For my pal who asked, this @retrofete dress now for sale in the @goopshop. Thanks for the hug @prattprattpratt.”
Gwyneth Paltrow annoyed fans by selling a dress from goop whilst remembering Stan Lee pic.twitter.com/9jwtDd07hA
— Chi Chi Izundu (@blondeafro) 12 November 2018
On learning Lee had died, the post was updated with: “UPDATE: I just heard about Stan Lee, he will be so missed.”
One sarcastic user wrote: “A lovely tribute.”
On learning Lee had died, the post was updated with: “UPDATE: I just heard about Stan Lee, he will be so missed.”
gwyneth paltrow gwyneth paltrow-ing pic.twitter.com/Cv5K3pQlQa
— meg (@bymeg) November 12, 2018
Do not mourn me when I'm gone
Be happy and sing a joyous song
For I am happy and at rest
As an update on Gwyneth’s dress pic.twitter.com/8DoE9D4HBT— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) November 13, 2018
Wow, Gwyneth Paltrow really is winning at life! She actually manages to advertise a dress for sale and in the same post pay tribute to Stan Lee. It warms the cockles. So glad to see these celebrities fully in touch with reality and in NO way living in their own vacuous bubbles.
— Jebbster 🔴⚪️⚫️ (@Jebbster1975) November 13, 2018
Such an emotional and heartfelt tribute to Stan Lee by Gwyneth Paltrow 💔 pic.twitter.com/PUJ4iMYnRp
— Mark Taylor (@markoos01) November 13, 2018
A lovely tribute pic.twitter.com/tYvyhIdWAO
— Danny Gottleib (@dgottleib) November 12, 2018
Gwyneth has no shame when it comes to goop plug. She even plugged it in avengers infinity war red carpet, she was like oh but goop.
— domy. (@hawtseb) November 12, 2018
One sarcastic user wrote: “A lovely tribute.”
Another commented: “Did Gwyneth Paltrow just f****** talk about Stan Lee’s death under an advertisement of a DRESS? Just wtf... Oh wait, just checked her IG again...she deleted it.
“Not a single word about Stan tho. The man that she pretty much owes most of her wealth to. And much more. Huh (sic).”
A third added: “Gwyneth Gooping for Stan Lee’s afterthought.”
The post has since been deleted.
Lee’s daughter confirmed he had died in hospital on Monday, at the age of 95.
In a statement she said: “He felt an obligation to his fans to keep creating.
“He loved his life and he loved what he did for a living. His family loved him and his fans loved him. He was irreplaceable.”
She did not mention Lee's cause of death but the TMZ celebrity news website said an ambulance was called to his Hollywood Hills home early on Monday and that he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre.
Elon Musk, Ryan Reynolds and Edgar Wright were among those who paid their respects to the comic icon.
Avengers and Captain America actor Chris Evans said he was one of a kind as he posted Lee's catchphrase, "Excelsior!" while Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman said he was "a pioneering force in the superhero universe," adding he was "proud to have been a small part of his legacy".
Meanwhile, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr said he "owed it all" to Lee.
